Vending machine



J. E. SELLINGER Erm. 2,247,644

July 1, 1941.

VENDING MACHINE Filed 00'0. 1'9, 1939 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 WITNESS.'

July 1, 1941 J. SELLINGER Erm. 2,247,644

VENDING MACHINE Filed oct. 19, 1959 :s sheets-sheet 2 INVENTORS.

ATTORNEYS.

July l, 1941.

J. E. SELLINGER i- AL 2,247,644

VENDING MACHINE Filed ocx. 19, 1939 :s sheets-sheet :sl

ATTORNEYS.

Patented July l, 1941 VENDNG MACHINE Jack E. Seilinger, Malverne, and Herman H. Richman, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignors to Naps Specialties Corporation, Brooklyn, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application October 19, 1939, Serial No. 300,114

Claims.

This invention relates to vending machines and more particularly to such machines as vend rolled or similar articles, although it will be obvious that the invention is also applicable to machines for vvending various commodities.

One object of the invention is to provide a machine which is simple in construction and operation.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a machine having greater capacity for commodities to be vended than machines of the same type as at present constructed.

A feature of the invention resides in the provision of a new and novel article delivery mechanism together with means for mounting the same within the machine in a manner whereby it may be readilyremo'vable and replaced. This feature we consider important since it permits of the replacement of a delivery mechanism when it has become out of repair without rendering the machine inoperative over long periods and without unnecessary delay during the repairing of an inoperative delivery mechanism.

A further feature of the invention resides in the provision of a novel storage arrangement of the articles to be vended and the novel manner in which they are maintained in their respective storage compartments by the delivery mechanism.

Still a further feature of the invention resides in a novel delivery mechanism which acts to completely empty each storage compartment in a successive manner, that is to say, that the compartments are completely emptied of articles to be dispensed in a successive manner as will be hereinafter more specifically explained.

Other features of the invention relate to certain novel and improved constructions, arrangements and combinations of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims, the advantages of which will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art.

The invention will be clearly understood from the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention in its preferred form and of the following detailed description of the construction therein shown.

In the drawings: v

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a vending machine constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view in rear elevation of a portion of the front wall of the machine,

Figure 3 is' a fragmentary View in front elevation on an enlarged scale with a portion of the cover broken away,

Figure 4 is a `detail vertical sectional View on an enlarged scale taken substantially on the line f3- 4 of Figure 1,

Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view on an enlarged scale taken substantially on the line of Figure l,

Figure 6 is a detail view in elevation on an enlarged scale illustrating the operation of the delivery mechanism, and;

Figure 7 is a distendcd perspective View illustrating the means for retaining the delivery mechanism in operative position and the locking means of said delivery mechanism.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, the reference numeral I designates a cabinet Which is of relatively long and narrow form. The cabinet has a removable front Wall I I which has a downwardly turned flange I2, see Figure 3. which in turn may be received in a slot or opening in the top Wall I3 of the cabinet, the slot or opening not being herein illustrated. The removable front wall II provides access to the interior of the cabinet for loading the same and for repair or removal of the parts thereof, and this Wall is retained in position to close the cabinet l0 by means of a suitable locking mechanism I4.

The interior of the cabinet is provided with a plurality of spaced vertically disposed partitions I5 which divide the upper portion of the cabinet into a plurality of relatively narrow compartments I6 in which the articles to be vended are stored, the articles being designated I'I in the drawings. At each side of the'compartment at a point below the lower ends of these partitions there are guides I3 which serve to direct articles from the outer compartments I6 towards the center of the machine and to the delivery mechanism thereof. The lower portion of the cabinet i0 is divided by means of partitions I9 and 20 into a coin receiving compartment 2| and an article delivering compartment 22. The coin receiving compartment 2l is closedby the front wall Il. However, the front wall II has an opening 23 which provides access to the article receiving compartment 22 in. order that articles delivered thereto by the delivery mechanism may be withdrawn therefrom.

The reference numeral 25 designates a coin controlled mechanism. This coin controlled mechanism may be of any conventional type. This coin controlled mechanism is carried by With the parts in these positions, vthe purchaser inserts a coin into the coin controlled mechanism and grasping the handle 3i! thereof, ,turns the handle in a clockwise direction. AThis action rotates the stub shaft 21 and with it-the'arm 2,8 as indicated by the arrow lA in Figure; As the handle 30 of the coin controlled mechanism is turned, the short end 85 of the arm 28 will engage the arm 82 of the vertically disposed lever 8D to rock said lever to the left in Figure 6 upon continued clockwise movement of the arm 28. This action, through the medium of the right angular extension 85 of the vertically disposed lever 8U rocks the pivoted lever 65 about its pivotal point in a downward'direction as indicated by the arrow B in Figure 6 to a point where'the stop E) is free to pass from the notch My ofthe pivoted lever 65. Thus, the locking mechanism of the drum is released and the drum is free to turn. This releasing action ofthe drum takes place just prior to the engagementof thegupper end of the arm 23 with the uppermost stop 50 so that as the upper end of the arm 28engages said stop, the drum will be rotated through ninety degrees which will be suiiicient to dischargethe right hand articles l1 carried by-.the drum into the delivery compartment 22. As the drum is rotated the group of rollers 45 serveito block 01T the lower ends of the several compartments except the one from which the articles are being discharged into the drum thus maintaining said articles in their compartments for successive discharge therefrom.

It will be understood that the arm 28 travels from its point of rest through an arc of one hundred and eighty degrees, the movement being limited to said one hundred and eighty degrees by the coin controlled mechanism. After the article has been delivered and the handle released, under the influence of a spring 90 the coin controlled mechanism is returned to its normal position carrying the arm 28 in a counterclockwise direction through one hundred and eighty degrees to its normal position of rest in which it is shown in dotted lines in Figure 6. As it passes to its position of rest its off-set portion 29 cams over the left hand stop in Figure 6 and depresses the same in which position it is retained until a subsequent operation of the machine.

As the drum was rotated in a clockwise direction, the right hand stop 5B in Figure 6 was depressed and passed beneath the tongue 60 until such time as it came into registration with the closed inner end of the arcuate slot 8|, whereupon the stop was projected forwardly into the notch 14 of the pivoted lever 65, it being understood that the short end 85 of the arm 28 had, prior to this time passed free of the arm 82 of the lever 8i] and permitted both the lever 65 and the lever Si) to return to their normal positions of rest under the influence of their respective springs 7| and 84.

By reference to Figure 3 it will be noted that the machine has been loaded with articles to be dispensed and that the two articles in the drum were taken from the left hand compartment I6. During each operation of the machine, a group of rollers or an article carried by the drum, will prevent articles from the lled compartments entering the drum until the left hand compartment in Figure 3 has been emptied or exhausted whereupon the articles will begin to pass into the drum from the second compartment from the left in Figure 3 until its supply is exhausted after which the articles pass from the third left hand compartment from the left in Figure 3 and so on until said compartment is exhausted after which the articles will be dispensedinto the drum from Vthe extreme right hand compartment in Figure 3. l

By the described relation between the drum of the delivery rmechanism and the compartments, it 'is possibleto increase the capa-city of machines of this type and yet, maintain single deliveryof articles from the storage compartments to the delivery mechanism. Y

Fromthe foregoing it will be apparent that the present invention provides a new and novel vending machine in which the several recited objects of the invention areY accomplished and whilethe invention has been herein described in itspreferred form, it is to be understood that itis not to be limited to the specic constructions herein illustrated and that it may be practicedv in such other forms as rightfully fallwithin the ,scope of the appended claims.

Having -thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1; `In la vending machine in combination, a cabinet having a movable front wall for closing thefsame, a plurality of article containing compartments within the cabinet, a rotary drum mounted beneath the article containing compartments and adapted to receive the articles singly therefrom, a drum supporting shaft rigidly carried by the rear wall of the cabinet and projecting forwardly therefrom, the forward end of said shaft having an axial recess therein, a bracket for supporting the forward end of said drum supporting shaft, operating means carried by said movable front wall, said operating means including a stub shaft adapted for reception in the recess in the forward end of the drum supporting shaft when the movable front wall of the cabinet is in cabinet closing position, a drum operating arm carried by the stub shaft of the actuating means and movable into operative position to rotate the rotary drum when the movable front Wall is in position to close the cabinet.

2. In a vending machine in combination, a cabinet having an movable front wall for closing the same, a plurality of article containing compartments within the cabinet, a rotary drum mounted beneath the article containing compartments and adapted to receive the articles singly therefrom, means for revolubly mounting said drum in said cabinet, a plurality of stops carried by one end of said drum, means for successive engagement with said stops to lock the drum against rotary movement, operating means carried by the movable front wall of the cabinet, and means operated by the operating means for operating the drum locking means to effect a release of the drum thereby and for engagement with one of the stops carried bythe drum toy effect a rotary movement of the drum subsequent to the release of the said locking mechanism.

3. In a vending machine in combination, a cabinet, means within the cabinet for carrying a plurality of articles to be vended, a rotary drum mounted beneath the article carrying means and adapted to receive the articles therefrom and discharge them from the machine, means for revolubly mounting said drum in said cabinet, a plurality of stops carried by one end of said drum, means for successive engagement with said stops to lock the drum against rotary movement, operating means carried by that wall of the cabinet adjacent the end of the drum upon which the afore-mentioned stops are carried, astub shaft projecting inwardly of the cabinet :from said operating means and :adapted toibe operated thereby, and an arm carried by said stubisha'f-t and adapted, upon operation of the said operating means, to effect a release of the drumilocking mechanism and subsequently to=engageone of saidstops to effect a rotationV of the fdrum.

-4'., In a vending machine vin `comb'inatio'n,a cabinet, means within the cabinet forncarrying aV plurality of articles tonloevended, iaerotary drum mounted beneath the article carrying neans and adapted to receive the varticles therefrom-and discharge them from 'the machine, .means A,for revolubly mounted said drum in said 'cablnenfa plurality of stops carried by one end of said drum, means for successive engagement with said sto-'ps to lock the drum against rotary movement, open-` ing -means carried by that 'Wall 0f the cabinet adjacent 'the end of the drum upon 'Wh-i'chithe afore-mentioned stops are carried, a. stub-Shaft projecting inwardly of the cabinet from vsaid operating means and adapted lto @be voperated thereby, and an arm carried by said sinlblshaft andfadapted, upon operation ofthefsaid operatingineans, to e'ifect'arrelease of the drum locking mechanism, vretainthe `drum locking A'mechanism inits inoperative position, effectarotation` ofv the drum and subsequently 'release :the-'drum locking mechanism to rpermit it .to returnV to' positionv rto engage 'one of the stopsto-again lock-lthe drum anca-om against -rotary Jmovement untilA va subsequent eration of the' operating means.V

55. Intra .vending `machine in combination, a cabinenzme'ans :within-the. cabinet for carrying afpiurality of articles to be Vended, a rotary drum mbuntedfben'eath the-article carrying meansand adapted cto receive the articles therefrom and discharge Athem fromV the machine, means for revolubly mountingv said ldrum insaid cabinet,a plurality of v,stops carried-by one end of saiddrum, meanszfor @successiveV engagement with said` stops tolock,theldrum'against rotary movement, operatmgufmeansscarried 'by Lthat yWall of the ycabinet: adjacent'thelend. of the drum. upon which the aforementionedstops Yare carried, a stub shaft `J ACK E. SELLINGER.

HERMAN H. RICHMAN' 

